1973–74 Kilmarnock F.C. season

Kilmarnock
1973–74 season
ManagerWalter McCrae to October 1973, Willie Fernie from October 1973
Scottish Second Division2nd[1][2]
Scottish CupR3[3][2]
Scottish League CupSF[4][2]
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Fleming 33[1][2]
All: Ian Fleming 35[1][2]
Highest home attendance5,675 (v Stirling Albion, 27 April)[1][2]
Lowest home attendance2,213 (v Berwick Rangers, 2 October)[1][2]
Average home league attendance3,639[5] (down 827)

The 1973–74 season was Kilmarnock’s 72nd in Scottish League Competitions. They finished as runners-up in the Scottish Second Division and were promoted back to the First Division after 1 season in the 2nd tier.

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish Second Division

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Airdrieonians 36 28 4 4 102 25 +77 60 Promotion to the 1974–75 First Division
2 Kilmarnock 36 26 6 4 96 44 +52 58
3 Hamilton Academical 36 24 7 5 68 38 +30 55
4 Queen of the South 36 20 7 9 73 41 +32 47
5 Berwick Rangers 36 16 13 7 53 35 +18 45
Source: "1973-1974 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Match results

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
1 1 September Clydebank H 3–2 Morrison(14), Stevenson(30 pen,57 pen) 2,848
2 5 September Berwick Rangers A 1–4 Morrison(77) 917
3 8 September St Mirren A 3–1 Fleming(41,85), Cook(67) 4,768
4 15 September Montrose H 2–1 O’Donnell(12 o.g.), Fleming(56) 2607
5 19 September Queen of the South A 0–1 2,463
6 29 September Cowdenbeath H 4–3 Sheed(23), Morrison(39), Smith(57), Maxwell(60pen) 2,222
7 2 October Berwick Rangers H 2–3 Morrison(14), Gilmour(58) 2,213
8 6 October Alloa Athletic A 1–0 Smith(77) 2,004
9 13 October Airdrieonians H 4–0 Fleming(35), Morrison(70), Maxwell(74pen), McSherry(89) 4,281
10 20 October Queen's Park A 2–0 Morrison(72), Fleming(89) 1,466
11 27 October Raith Rovers H 1–1 Maxwell(88pen) 4,181
12 10 November Stranraer A 2–2 Fleming(32), Maxwell(80) 1,558
13 17 November Forfar Athletic H 5–1 Fleming(5,13), Morrison(77,78), McSherry(89) 2,730
14 21 November Albion Rovers A 4–3 Morrison(6,53), Smith(12,16) 295
15 1 December Brechin City H 3–1 Morrison(43), Fleming(70,86) 2,769
16 22 December Stirling Albion A 1–1 Cook(80) 1,192
17 29 December Clydebank A 2–1 Fleming(48), Smith(86) 1,611
18 1 January St Mirren H 1–1 Fleming(82) 4,599
19 5 January Montrose A 2–0 Morrison(4), Sheed(7) 914
20 12 January Hamilton Academical H 3–1 Smith(4), Morrison(12), Fleming(55) 4,927
21 19 January Cowdenbeath A 4–2 Morrison(25), McSherry(29), Smith(34,83) 788
22 2 February Alloa Athletic H 8–2 McCulloch(1,55), Maxwell(20), Sheed(22), Fleming(30,74), Smith(65,87) 3,515
23 9 February Airdrieonians A 0–0 7,824
24 16 February Stenhousemuir A 1–0 Smith(85) 978
25 2 March Raith Rovers A 1–3 Cook(41) 2,081
26 16 March Stranraer H 4–1 Fleming(21), Morrison(23,27,56) 3,168
27 23 March Forfar Athletic A 5–3 Fleming(16,43,79), Maxwell(20pen), McDicken(80) 697
28 30 March Albion Rovers H 3–1 Morrison(27), Maxwell(29,80pen) 3,067
29 6 April Brechin City A 4–0 Morrison(11,15), Fleming(24,60) 2,594
30 9 April East Stirlingshire H 4–0 Fleming(18,79), Robertson(81), Morrison(82) 3,787
31 13 April Stenhousemuir H 3–1 Fleming(5,8), Morrison(66) 3,813
32 16 April Queen's Park H 5–0 Morrison(26,48), Fleming(32,54,77) 4,225
33 20 April East Stirlingshire A 3–1 Fleming(26), Maxwell(55pen), Cook(88) 1,250
34 24 April Queen of the South H 1–0 Fleming(53) 4,880
35 27 April Stirling Albion H 2–1 Fleming(67), Morrison(87) 5,675
36 30 April Hamilton Academical A 2–2 Fleming(39,61) 2,852

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
G5 11 August East Stirlingshire A 2–3 Smith(27),Cameron(64) 1,060
G5 15 August Hamilton Academical H 0–0 3,169
G5 18 August Queen's Park H 2–0 Morrison(27), Smith(90) 2,591
G5 22 August Hamilton Academical A 4–0 McSherry(7), Smith(40), Stevenson(45), Morrison(58) 2,450
G5 25 August Queen's Park A 1–1 Sheed(31) 3,300
G5 29 August East Stirlingshire H 4–0 Morrison(6,90), Maxwell(56,77pen) 2,805

Group 5 final table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kilmarnock 6 3 2 1 13 4 9 8
2 East Stirlingshire 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 7
3 Hamilton Academical 6 1 3 2 5 9 −4 5
4 Queen's Park 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 4

Knockout stage

Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R2 L1 12 September St Johnstone A 0–1 3,600
R2 L2 25 September St Johnstone H 3–1 Maxwell(6), Fleming(27), McSherry(103) 3,478
QF L1 30 October Albion Rovers A 0–2 2,821
QF L2 25 September Albion Rovers H 5–2 Robertson(3), Morrison(4), Maxwell(30pen), Fleming(44), Cook(88) 5,287
SF 5 December Dundee N 0–1 4,682

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1973–74 Scottish Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Kilmarnock Scorer(s) Attendance
R3 26 January Hibernian A 2–5 Morrison(13,19) 14,241



See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rollin (1974), pp. 606.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Ross (2001), pp. 256.
  3. ^ Rollin (1974), pp. 642.
  4. ^ Rollin (1974), pp. 645–54.
  5. ^ "Average Home League Game Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

Rollin, Jack (1974). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1974–75. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00171-5.

Ross, David (2001). Everygame-The New Official History of Kilmarnock Football Club. Kilmarnock Football Club. ISBN 0-9541653-0-6.